Glasgow Underground Reviews

The Glasgow Underground is the underground train system which takes you around Central & the West of Glasgow. It is called the Subway by just about everyone and this idea that it is known as The Clockwork Orange is complete rubbish! Nobody in Glasgow calls it that! So, here are the ins and outs of the ...  Read the complete review

The subway in Glasgow, no not the sandwich but rather the underground system in glasgow that has been running since 1896! This fine transport system mainly serves commuters travelling between the city centre, south side and the west end of Glasgow. Personally I only use the subway when either it is raining when I am heading into, ...  Read the complete review

Metrophiles like myself (what can I say? I like trains, I like tunnels, I like timetables...) usually say the same thing when they first step down onto a station platform of Glasgow's Underground: "It's sooooo sweeeeeeeeeet / miniature / tiny!" Opened in December 1896, the Subway (as it is commonly known) is the ...  Read the complete review

A little known fact is that the Glasgow Underground is actually the 3rd oldest in the world after London & Budapest! As I live in the West End of Glasgow the underground if the form of public transport I use the most. From my local stop of Kelvinbridge to Buchanan St in the city center takes 5 minutes. I personally think the ...  Read the complete review

When I first started at Glasgow Uni, the easiest, quickest and probably cheapest way for me to get from Buchanan Street to Hillhead was by taking the Underground. I've now been using it for the best part of two years and I reckon it's about time I share my experiences of it. Unlike London, the Glasgow Underground doesn't have a ...  Read the complete review

Before going to Glasgow the only underground train transport system that I had ever been on was the London Underground. It was therefore a bit of a surprise to find a fast and efficient underground system in Glasgow. This underground was originally opened in 1896 and is the world’s third oldest subway. In 1977 the whole system was ...  Read the complete review

I was interested to watch the Holiday programme on BBC1 the other night in which Dougie Vipond gave Glasgow a glowing review. Among the things he praised was the Glasgow Underground, a.k.a. The Clockwork Orange. While what he said about it being cheap is true, he did not give you the full story about it. The Glasgow Underground is not ...  Read the complete review

When I moved to Glasgow and started using the Underground system the first thing that came to mind was " this was built for the Lilliputians!" It was funny because the whole area is very closed and small, and the tubes for the trains and even the trains itself are small as well. Everything seemed to have been built for "wee" ...  Read the complete review